At Airdrie Sheriff Court today, 21 July 2017, Sheriff Derek O’Carroll imposed a six-month Restriction of Liberty Order on Christopher Gorman after the accused was convicted of a series of animal abuse offences. He was also fined £500 and disqualified from owning, keeping or selling animals or running a pet shop for a period of 10 years.

At the High Court in Edinburgh today, 19 July 2017, Lord Uist sentenced Gordon Flett to six years and four months imprisonment after the accused pled guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine.

At Hamilton Sheriff Court today, 12 July 2017, Sheriff Daniel Kelly QC sentenced Ajay Varma to four years’ imprisonment after the accused pled guilty to having sexual intercourse with an older child, and taking and distributing indecent images of the teenage girl and stalking her.

At Aberdeen Sheriff Court today, 12 July 2017, Sheriff Malcolm Garden sentenced Angus Milligan to a Community Payback Order after the accused pled guilty to assault to injury and threatening or abusive behaviour, as well as a communications offence of sending messages of offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing character. The order consists of a period of one year supervision and a requirement to undertake 180 hours of unpaid work within a period of 10 months.

At the High Court in Dumbarton today, 6 July 2017, Lady Rae deferred sentence in respect of Susanne Wilson for a period of six months for good behaviour and continued psychiatric treatment, the accused having pleaded guilty to the culpable homicide of her husband Henry Wilson.